Gun Owners: How Well Do You Understand Gun Laws?

If we are ever going to have a meaningful discussion about guns, we need to understand what current gun laws allow and what they don't allow. Let's see what you know.

Remember - your identity cannot be learned from your participation in this survey. 

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* 1. What gun behavior does the 2008 DC v. Heller decision protect?

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* 2. Do I need to be a citizen to buy or own a gun?

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* 3. When I buy a gun from a dealer, must I show a government-issued ID?

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* 4. If I live in a state which requires a gun license for buying a gun, must I have the license before I can go into a gun shop?

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* 5. If a gun is purchased from a dealer, does the person who pays for the gun have to be the same person who undergoes the background check?

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* 6. If a gun dealer sells me a gun he personally owns, do I have to undergo a background check before the sale is completed?

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* 7. What determines if a gun is a handgun or a long gun?

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* 8. I want to sell a rifle to my brother who lives in a different state. His state does not require him to have a gun license in order to own a rifle. Can I ship the rifle to him?

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* 9. I want to buy a gun on the internet that was manufactured in 1951. Because the gun is more than 50 years old it is considered a 'curio' by the ATF. My neighbor has a 'curio and relic' gun license. Can the guy who owns the gun ship it to my neighbor who will then give it to me?

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* 10. My father recently passed away and my mother gave me a rifle that he owned. The rifle was made by Sears Roebuck in 1952 and doesn't have a serial number. Is this a legal gun?

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* 11. I went with a friend to a gun shop where he bought a gun. As we drove away from the shop he said, "Know what? I really don't want this gun and I'll sell it to you for 20 bucks less than what I just paid for it." The state where we live does not require a background check for private sales. Did my friend just engage in a 'straw sale' when he bought that gun?

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* 12. I live in a state that decided to maintain the assault weapon 'ban' after it expired in 2004 but since then has not revised the law in any way. Last month my uncle was cleaning out his garage and found some hi-cap magazines that he purchased sometime before 1994 and which fit an AR-15 that I own. Can I buy those mags from him and use them in my gun?

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